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Two nights ago, whilst thoroughly immersed in cloud of smug intellectualism, I happened to glance up at the television and see an ad for ChatAboutJesus.com; a website where you can, according the ad, log on and discuss any and all issues and questions you might have in life and possibly come out with a relationship with Jesus. I say, “according to the ad” and, “possibly” because I can’t seem to connect with anyone. Any time I try to log in to the chat, I’m always met with the following statement:

We are sorry, but we currently do not have any volunteers available to answer your chat.

Thank you for checking out our website to chat about Jesus. Know that true life is only found in Jesus Christ. He truly does love you and gave His life on the cross so that you could be reconciled to God. Please try to chat with us again later. If you are in a difficult or emergency situation, please call 800-488-HOPE. You can watch a video about the truth about God here or read about Him on our website. We are praying for you!

I realize that it was four in the morning and I was drunk, but the goddamn ad was played at four in the morning when I was drunk. I’m not sure who they are trying to reach, but the type of people who are up and drunk at four in the morning seems like their exact demographic. They have to realize that people will want to sign on and chat about Jesus at all hours, and even the malicious, whiskey addled lunatics like me should be able to reach them. After all, I can’t imagine the glorious ecclesiastical boner that would result in the conversion of a such a scandalous libertine like yours truly. However, it stands to reason that the type of people they could get to work at that time wouldn’t be the best equipped to handle me. Perhaps they know what they’re doing after all. And there’s always the 800 number in case you happen to be, “…in a difficult or emergency situation.”

The imagination starts working overtime when considering the type of emergency that would necessitate such a call. One wouldn’t think they mean for us to call if we’re laying on the street bleeding to death. Then again, it is our postmortem fate they’re worried about… Perhaps the lines are flooded with calls from young men reeling from a post-coital exhaustion after an encounter with multiple women and just can’t take it anymore. Somehow it doesn’t seem plausible. Perhaps there might be more calls from women in that situation since there’s nothing more disgusting and reviled than a sexually adventurous women. Indeed, the only thing worse than a woman who would do such a thing is one that doesn’t regret it for the rest of her life. She would certainly need that emergency Jesus hotline to validate her guilt and offer a different and boring solution. The only men and women I know that would make such a call would be doing so simply to let the operator know what they’re missing. Come to think of it, the real emergency is that there’s some twenty year old manning the phone lines in the wee hours of the morning waiting to help us find Jesus instead of helping a stranger find their prostate in a truck stop bathroom.

The people in the ad in this ad would do better with St. John’s Wort and college classes. The emptiness you feel is real, but it can only be filled with fond memories of a life lived on your own terms. Life is, after all, a work in progress. So before you break down and accept that you’re a sinner, get some proper fucking sins under your belt.

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41 thoughts on “Chat About Jesus”

The Marquis de Sade, purportedly, once said, “In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.” I took that advice and I haven’t regretted a moment of it since. So, Scott, if the Jesus line doesn’t work for you, you know my number. I have plenty of experience with existential angst and sexual perversion. I would be more than happy to help you with that twenty year old or your prostate or that twenty year old with your prostate. My line is open 24/7 for you, baby.

I personally went to the website and it worked the first time. I had a very intellectual conversation with a Christian on the topic of atheism. Sadly throughout the entire conversation he could not spell “atheist” right. It was a nice conversation. Very respectful. I think it’s cause lots of people pud dumb fake names. But I had the same problems with them not taking my topics. Honestly the topic of atheism is a bad one for them to try to debunk. Maybe that’s why. Or maybe they suck balls too much. Who knows.

Whoa, I had no idea that they had so many of the “text messages” commercials; I had only ever seen one version of them before, with the buddies where one guy is saying how bad the world is. Thanks for the link!

Hey guys, I’m a volunteer worker for chataboutjesus.com We are always recruiting for volunteers so the “none available” message appears less often. We can only take up to four chats at a time. Even with four, it can be hard to help everyone. Many times someone may not get through not because of no volunteers, but all the volunteers are taking their top load. We do about 1500 chats a day I believe. Come back anytime. I love you all! 🙂

I to have been given the same message, however I think that its great to be style to go to a website and learn or talk about something positive besides the regular sex and other nonsense thats on other social networks. Besides when has leaning about Jesus ever hurt anyone?

thank you for that wonderful message of you.god has as calling for you in your life and you shall answer that calling. and that calling is to preach the word of god. thank you and god bless your heart and god will bless you with many more wishes and god bless your heart,you and your family.

If you all looked inside yourselves and I mean REALLY LOOKED…without what you’ve brain washed yourselves into believing, without the audience of anyone but you, really think about how you react, think, speak, and believe….IS IT TO VALIDATE YOUR OWN BEHAVIOR? To think that what you do alone or with others does not only effect you , but it effects EVERYONE….we should live as if someone is watching….BECAUSE THEY ARE…….there is GOD in ALL of us and if you took the time to get to know the GOD in you….BELIEVE ME>>>>YOU’D BE ALOT MORE PLEASED WITH YOURSELF AND THE YOU OTHERS SEE AND USE AS ROLE MODELS….CAUSE BELIEVE ME EVERYONE TOUCHES SOMEONE ELSE LIFE EVERYDAY. THANK YOU LORD FOR GIVING ME THE LIFE YOU HAVE …TO BE ABLE TO KNOW YOU IN WAYS I’VE ONLY DREAMT OF. UPISDAWAY….

Your comments WOULD BE much easier to READ IF YOU stuck with normal typeface INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN CAPS AND >>>>> left OUT the GREATER THAN signs. Honestly, I feel like I’m being talked to by someone on the verge of losing their shit, and then finally losing their shit.

Scott, thank you for your post. I am a Christian and I didn’t even realize that the people who would want or need questions answered would be the ones calling 4am after a party. I’m in the process of becoming a volunteer with the chat about Jesus ministry to help answer the questions of those who call or sign on. I’ll make sure to be on during those hours, maybe I’ll have a brew or two with me and we can chat over a beer together.

I’m a christian and I can try to answer any questions yall have. I say try Bc sometimes I don’t know and have to search. Hope yall are doing well. God loves yall and cares about yall and so do I. You’re loved cared for &worth it. I’m here for yall anytime! God bless!

im also a christian ive checked out the site before and they were actually pretty helpful to me. of course i do already believe i am a sinner that needs a saviour and all but otherwise i appriciate them